2023-06-22 17:22:30
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
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Bengaluru The 38-year-old was cheered by the 22,860 spectators who had gathered at the Srikanthirava Stadium in Bengaluru. For Sunil Chhetri. Chhetri declared that age is just a number by hitting a hat-trick once morest Pakistan in the SAFF Cup. The Indian captain had the energy of a 20-year-old. Chhetri, who scored 90 goals in international football, became fourth in the list of international goal scorers. Second in Asia. 90 goals in 138 matches. Last day he passed the Malaysian legend Mokhtar Dahari. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo (123), Iran’s Ali Deyi (109) and Argentina captain Lionel Messi (103) are in the lead. Only Ronaldo and Messi are currently playing in this. It is not easy to score goals in international football. Chhetri said following the match once morest Pakistan. He is the third Indian player to score a hat-trick once morest Pakistan. Puran Bahadur Thapa and IM Vijayan have achieved this feat before. In this, Bahadur Thapa is the owner of India’s first hat-trick. Chhetri made his debut in 2005. 20 years old. Pakistan was the first opponent. The match was held in Quetta. The first goal was also scored that day. Then this Secunderabad player became the face of Indian football. He was part of the three-time Nehru Cup champion team. Many titles including AFC Challenge Cup and SAFF Cup. The thirty-eight-year-old has been the backbone of the Indian team for eighteen years. So far, India has not got another goal scorer. He left the field in the 87th minute following completing a hat-trick once morest Pakistan in Bengaluru. This was the fourth hat-trick in an Indian shirt. Chhetri and India coach Igor Stimach know for sure that he will not be able to play for a long time. Twenty-five-year-old Ishan Pandita will replace Chhetri. Meanwhile, India is preparing to face Nepal tomorrow in the SAFF Cup. India tops Group A. Read on deshabhimani.com
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